Central, Vian stay alive in football playoffs, while Sallisaw, Gore, Webbers Falls see seasons end
Two local high school football teams stayed alive in the 2023 postseason parade, while three others saw their seasons end.
In the Class A second-round playoffs, the Central Tigers kept their historic perfect season intact as they outlasted the Pawnee Black Bears 36-34 in two overtimes Friday night at Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers (12-0) will meet the Hooker Bulldogs, who won a battle of ’Dogs 21-20 over host Minco. Central and Hooker square off at 7 p.m. Friday at Newcastle High School for the Class...
Two local high school football teams stayed alive in the 2023 postseason parade, while three others saw their seasons end.
In the Class A second-round playoffs, the Central Tigers kept their historic perfect season intact as they outlasted the Pawnee Black Bears 36-34 in two overtimes Friday night at Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers (12-0) will meet the Hooker Bulldogs, who won a battle of ’Dogs 21-20 over host Minco. Central and Hooker square off at 7 p.m. Friday at Newcastle High School for the Class A state quarterfinal game.
The Vian Wolverines made it 2-for-2 in Class 2A playoff road games as they took down the host Adair Warriors 45-20 Friday night to set up a second match-up of a regular-season game in the Class 2A state quarterfinals. The Wolverines (8-4) will meet the 12-0 Washington Warriors in a rematch of the Aug. 25 season opener — which was won by Washington 55-13 in Washington, Okla. The Wolverines will meet the Warriors at East Central University in Ada at 7 p.m. Friday (the day after Thanksgiving).
Three other local teams saw their postseason parade come to an end.
The Sallisaw Black Diamonds lost 55-28 to the host Blanchard Lions on Friday night in the Class 4A state quarterfinals to end their season at 7-5 under first-year coach Brandon Tyler, who guided the Black Diamonds back to the Class 4A playoffs for the first time in three years.
Blanchard will face Poteau on Friday at Catoosa.
The Gore Pirates’ dream of returning to the Class A state title game got dashed Friday night with a 54-6 loss to the host Stroud Tigers to see their season end at 9-3.
Stroud meets Fairview on Friday at Moore High School.
In a Class B second-round playoff match-up, the Webbers Falls Warriors saw their season come to a close with a 64-18 win by the host Weleetka Outlaws on Friday night in a game that reached mercy-rule status with 31 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Warriors end the season at 9-3.
Weleetka plays Seiling on Friday at Western Heights High School in Oklahoma City.
